Under The Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid Archives

10/26/10 Fantasyland Expansion Video Update

February 5, 2024October 27, 2010

WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee brings us his second Fantasyland video update he recorded at the Magic Kingdom on October 26th. The video includes progress at the Mad Tea Party, Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid, “Be Our Guest” Restaurant, and a first look at what the new facade and queue for the Many … Read more

Josh Siegel’s 10/20/10 WDW Photo Report

February 5, 2024October 22, 2010

WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel visited the Magic Kingdom on Wednesday and took a number of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:

Half of the monorail platform walkway at the Grand Floridian Resort is being worked on

Cody Smith’s 10/20/10 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

February 5, 2024October 20, 2010

WDWNT Reporter Cody Smith visited the Magic Kingdom today and has plenty of newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip:

The Coca-Cola Cool Ship and Cool Scanner in Tomorrowland are being fixed up after years in decay

10/13/10 Fantasyland Expansion Video Update

February 5, 2024October 14, 2010

As buisness picks up in Fantasyland at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, WDWNT is looking to provide you with the most complete coverage of the largest expansion in the history of the park. In addition to the constant picture updates in our photo reports and the Fantasyland Forest Project Tracker (which we are working on … Read more

Josh Siegel’s 10/9/10 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

February 5, 2024October 11, 2010

What difference does a day make? Let’s find out! WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel visited the Magic Kingdom a day after his last report and you may be quite surprised how much has changed:

The indoor seating area for Casey’s is still behind tarps

Josh Siegel’s 10/8/10 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

February 5, 2024October 10, 2010

WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel visited the Magic Kingdom on Friday where a number of projects around the park are really starting to take shape. Let’s take a look at all the newsworthiness from October 8th:

Work continues on the Rapunzel and Flynn Rider (from Tangled) meet and greet experience

Tom Corless’ 10/2-10/5/10 WDW Photo Report

February 5, 2024October 7, 2010

I spent a few days at Walt Disney World recently to experience the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival and Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. I took plenty of newsworthy photos to share, so let’s take a look:

It’s the 15th edition of the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot

Cody Smith’s 9/26/10 Magic Kingdom (Fantasyland) Photo Report

February 5, 2024September 29, 2010

With all the HUGE plans for change at WDWNT Network shaping up, we send our apologies to Reporter Cody Smith for our lateness in posting this report he took on Sunday at the Magic Kingdom:

Could it be? It is! The building for “Under The Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid” is beginning to take shape!

Josh Siegel’s 9/22/10 WDW Photo Report

February 5, 2024September 25, 2010

WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel scoured the entire Walt Disney World Resort on Wednesday to cover just about every construction project in progress and he has hundreds of newsworthy photos to share with us in this photo report:

Work continues on Pollo Campero at Downtown Disney Marketplace

Banks Lee’s 9/11/10 Hollywood Studios Photo Report

February 5, 2024September 11, 2010

Disney’s Hollywood Studios has been a hotbed of changes, refurbishments, and improvements over the last few days, so WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee headed out to the park to take photos of all of this activity:

There’s a lot closed

Even More Star Tours and Little Mermaid Attraction Details

February 5, 2024June 14, 2010

From an article about “What’s Next?” at Disneyland Resort on Disney’s D23 website, here’s more on Star Tours II and Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid: The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure A couple sen-sea-tional reveals were made about this mega-attraction sprouting up now along the side of Paradise Bay. As guests descend into … Read more

New Star Tours and Little Mermaid Attraction Details

February 5, 2024June 14, 2010

At the media festivities last week at Disneyland Resort, we got a closer look and a few more details about both “Under The Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid” and “Star Tours II” (note that Disney has dropped the II from the name, but we’ll be using it just to differentiate it from the current version of the attraction). While the previews are meant for Disneyland, both attractions will be almost identical at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort.

First looking at the Little Mermaid dark ride, the clam vehicles are actually different from the Seas with Nemo and Friends

Fantasyland Construction Walls Provide Some Disney Magic

February 5, 2024May 7, 2010

WDWNT Network Community Forum user FreakOuter84 provided us with the following photos of the construction walls in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom: The walls now have large landscapes and descriptions of what’s to come Note that this isn’t concept art, but artwork from the films Preview of “Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid” … Read more

New Concept Art of the Fantasyland Forest Expansion

February 5, 2024March 8, 2010

While the presentation about the Fantasyland Expansion during the D23 First Anniversary party did not allow photography of any kind, there were ten pieces of artwork on display at Ariel’s Grotto during the party, some new, some you may have seen before: The overall view, nothing new here Old concept art of Dumbo’s Circus area … Read more